Uncut Gems

Paul and Amy take a deep breath and revisit Uncut Gems, examining Adam Sandler’s career-best performance as a man who just can’t stop pushing his luck. They unpack the film’s jittery score, its fraught production and awards-season snub, and the lineage of anxious filmmaking that makes every bet feel like life or death. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com,

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Uncut Gems is an episode from Unspooled by Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson.

This episode is 87:19 long.

This episode was published on Jan 22, 2026.

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